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climate of the area- it was best not to broadcast PM - Give me a rundown of your companies and
one’s dealings with the adult industry and not be career in adult.
to public about it all. The friends I made in my
travels had no issues, most just had questions or PAR - It’s been a long road over the years
asked for passwords lol. Like I said, I don’t just with a number of changes in the industry. I run
toss it into conversations or go out of my way to my own company Demasking.com now and do
highlight it, to this day many of my non-industry
some consulting in my free time, over the years
friends don’t really know what I do outside of my
I have worked for a couple companies wearing a
working online and it having something to do
number of hats along the way.
with adult. I guess some people might say I’m a
little private lol...

PM - What have been your favorite moments in
the business?
PM - When you’re at shows, do you still get up
at 6 AM?
PAR - When I moved back to Canada a couple
PAR - When I was younger I couldn’t sleep at years ago, I did a cross country drive. On my trip
shows, in some cases I wouldn’t sleep at all for back from BC (British Columbia) I hit some really
2 or 3 days, and when I did sleep it was only for bad snow/ice storms and found myself driving
a couple hours. There was some much going on 10KMH on a closed highway. Next thing I know
and always some reason to stay up just a little
I’m sitting in SleezyDreams’ living room enjoying
longer. Now I try to get a reasonable amount of
a nice cold drink, and talking about old times.
sleep, get up for 8AM, check emails etc, and head
There has been a few times over the years I have
out to join the convention around 10AM.
found myself in a jam and the friendships I have
in adult have come into play and vice versa where
I have been able to help others.
PM - How did you get into the business?

PAR - My start was with PornRater.com (I think
it’s changed hands a few times now and last I PM - Are there any aspects that you don’t like?
looked is now a tube site). At the time I was doing
research for a tech think tank and no matter what PAR - The frst thing that comes to mind is
I was looking into when searching online I would Epassport. I know some people were more
at some point see adult ads or something adult affected by it than I was. The timing of it was just
related. At one point I sent a few emails out to at the worst possible moment for me.
websites, to fndout how to get started. One of
the guys at Pornrater replied and explained that I had just moved to a new country, thousands
what I was looking to do was called a pay site
of miles from the nearest person I knew. All I had
network and was possibly not the best path to
for cash was my epass card. Needless to say it
take as a frst step being so green to the industry.
made for an interesting frst night on the town
He then offered me a spot on his small team to
when I went to pay my tab. In the end it all sorted
help write reviews and learn more about the
itself out, without me having to wash dishes lol.
industry; for the life of me I can’t remember his
name. Wish I did so I could buy him a drink if I
I’m still close friends with the owner of the pub.
ever bump into him at at show.
It’s been over 15 years now, there have been
good times there have been bad times, in the end
PM - How long have you been in Adult? I would not change a thing.

PAR - I think the exact day I started was March I’ve seen the world and had the pleasure of
20th, 1999. spending time with some of the best people in it.

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